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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Contract Act, 1872 Section 14

"FREE CONSENT" DEFINED Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by

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Contract Act, 1872 Section 14 is part of Contract Act, 1872 - "FREE CONSENT" DEFINED Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

1) coercion, as defined in section 15-, or (2) undue influence, as defined in section 16-, or (3) fraud, as defined in section 17-, or (4) misrepresentation, as defined in section 18-, or (5) mistake, subject to the provisions of section 20-,21-and22-. Consent is said to be so caused when it would not have been given but for the existence of such coercion, undue influence, fraud, misrepresentation or mistake.

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What does Contract Act, 1872 Section 14 provide?

Section Section 14 of the Contract Act, 1872 ("FREE CONSENT" DEFINED Consent is said to be free when it is not caused by) is reproduced on this page as part of the Contract Act, 1872. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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